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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. These structures would serve both as anchors to moor the floating turbines and as a means of storing the energy they produce. Earlier post.).

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MIT team synthesizes all carbon nanofiber electrodes for high-energy rechargeable Li-air batteries

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A team at MIT, led by Carl V. The carbon nanofiber electrodes are substantially more porous than other carbon electrodes, and can therefore more efficiently store the solid oxidized lithium (Li 2 O 2 ) that fills the pores as the battery discharges. ” Resources. Mitchell, Betar M. Gallant, Carl V. Energy Environ.

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Researchers provide evidence for spillover effect in activated carbon systems for hydrogen storage

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An MIT-led team of researchers from Taiwan and the US have successfully analyzed the performance of a class of materials considered a promising candidate for hydrogen storage: activated carbon that incorporates a platinum catalyst, allowing the hydrogen atoms can bond directly to the surface of carbon particles and then be released when needed.

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Study finds climate-influencing cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic aerosols; little evidence of black carbon

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An interdisciplinary team from MIT, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and elsewhere has identified the major particles upon which cirrus clouds form. From 2002 to 2011, the team conducted four flight missions in regions of North America and Central America where cirrus clouds often form.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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He served in the Obama administration as the Founding Director of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (2009–2012), as the Acting Undersecretary for Energy (2011–2012), and as the Vice Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2014–2017). John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

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RPI Doctoral Student Develops New Graphene Material with 14% Wt. Hydrogen Storage Capacity

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Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new graphene material for storing hydrogen at room temperature. Rafiee is the fourth recipient of the Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize. Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. improved oilseed crop that uses carbon more efficiently than. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. The team will.

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